Lee Rousso continues to battle Washington State over online poker ban

May 13th, 2010

Washington State resident Lee Rousso remains a thorn in the side of the gambling enforcement authorities in the north-west Pacific state, where draconian laws make playing poker on the internet a serious criminal offence with heavy penalties.

On May 27 the determined lawyer will again present his case, this time to the Washington Supreme Court, where he will argue that the state law against online gambling and gamblers should be abandoned because its protectionist nature contravenes the Commerce Clause of the Constitution of the United States of America.

Washington state is notorious for the variety of land gambling it allows on the one hand, whilst adopting over-the-top punitive measures against the online version of the popular pastime on the other. It is one of the few places where online gamblers can be criminally prosecuted for playing in the comfort of their own homes.

Rousso enjoyed a modicum of success in a previous hearing, where the Washington Court of Appeals threw out his protectionist argument but agreed with some of the points he raised.

The Poker Players Alliance is supporting Rousso – one of its regional directors – in his action, and has submitted an amicus brief. The organisation will hold a rally outside the Supreme Court in Olympia, WA following his appearance on May 27.

The Washington Supreme Court accepted Rousso’s case in September 2009. He’ll be representing himself, backed by a team of PPA lawyers.

European Poker Tour Schedule

May 13th, 2010

5/13/10 – Online poker provider Pokerstars has released details of the seventh edition of its popular Europe-facing live poker tournament series, the European Poker Tour.

Starting on August 11th in Talinn, Estonia, the tour will make a total of twelve stops and offer multi-million Euro prize pools. In the sixth edition, the EPT generated well over Euro 56 million, and the current season is expected to eclipse that, with larger player turnouts.

The Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure will once again feature in the EPT schedule, kicking off early January 2011 and running for six days, with the $10 300 buy-in main event capped at 1 600 players.

Enjoying a popular reprise in season 7 EPT is the Snowfest, which will run from March 20 to 25, 2011 at an Alpine ski

Full Tilt Poker’s Guarantees $750K prize pull

May 9th, 2010

Full tilt Logo Full Tilt Poker’s $750,000 in the prize pool make this one of the most lucrative poker tournaments of the week.

Full Tilt’s Poker prize pool guarantees that a minimum of $750,000 will be in the on today evening, May 9th. This tournament is No Limit Texas Hold’em and the entry fee is $200 + $16 (8% for the site’s fee).

The blinds start at 10/20, they will increment every 12 minutes, and the starting stacks begin healthy at 3000. There are loads and loads of satellites available and if you are looking for one then just log-in to Full Tilt Poker, hit CTRL T and type in the tournament ID 154477836).

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Payment Methods

April 18th, 2010

In most poker rooms you can deposit money into your account with your credit card, ATM card, check card, or debit card. You may may choose to use one of the e-wallets below .

WebMoney is an online e-wallet that provides you with a fast, easy, and secure method to cyour Poker account. To use this payment processor, download WebMoney, fund your WebMoney Wallet, and then use it to fund your Full Tilt Poker account.

paysafecard is Europe’s leading pre-paid Internet payment processor. Obtaining a paysafecard is easy and you don’t have to enter any of your banking or credit card information on a website. Simply walk into any of their 84,000 conveniently located retailers throughout Europe and buy a pre-loaded paysafecard. Then, when you login to your player account, all you have to do is enter your PIN and your money will be instantly transferred.

Cash Transfer is another fast and safe way to transfer cash into your Poker account. By simply walking into more than 100,000 convenient locations (such as banks, convenience stores, and markets), and transfer cash in person.

To limit or not to limit with holdem

April 14th, 2010

According to Doyle Brunson, known poker player and author , no-limit hold’em is the Cadillac of poker. It is great for a master to play no-limit – even the pros admit they still have much to learn. But do not be alarmed, in my opinion, no-limit hold’em is the form of more exciting poker .

After playing no-limit exclusively online, I noticed he had two things to learn: to master the game and the ability to adapt to the opponent’s game. Be aware of his skills in no-limit, what steps you have mastered the game. Once you know your strengths, we must see how you can use to put pressure on your opponents weaknesses.

To keep things simple, I will divide the skills in no-limit in a few degrees . Mastering all these degrees should allow you to increase your earnings.
1. Pot odds

It is imperative that you evaluate your chances before bidding if you’re shooting. As you dictate the size of the stake (not fixed), you need to know whether or not you have the advantage.

For example, take a pot-raised with 55 represents a good bet. If you draw a set, you can expect to earn a big (players not expecting, and will follow with top pair). On the other side, let’s say that you hope to make a turn color. The pot is $ 10 and someone bets “carpet” ($ 20). In this case, your chances are virtually nil. You have one chance in five to pull the right card, and you must wager $ 20 to win $ 50.

It sounds simple, but many players have not yet mastered this skill! So if you are not yet comfortable with the pot odds, do not worry too much. You’re not alone and the others did not even realize it.
2. The differences between limit and no-limit

The ambush is much less than in no-limit limit because in employing this strategy, you can give a fatal card to your opponent. In limit poker, one that has the second best hand loses a bit, but in no-limit, it is possible to lose everything.
3. Aggression

In no-limit, it is better to bet that follow. When you bet, you can win if you have the better hand or if your opponent passes. If you do that follow, you can only win if your hand is best. If you bet, it’s up to you to dictate the size of the bet. You determine the pot odds. If you follow, you’re accepting the odds dictated by your opponent.

If you bet, you force others to follow you when you have a good hand. If you follow mainly, hopefully to be followed in turn. The importance of aggression is why conservative-passive players can earn much more limited than no-limit.
4. Rapid adjustments

The different versions require different levels of aggression. Games encourage the player imprudent short-aggressive. By cons, if you play against a lot of unwary opponent, you become cautious and wait to have a good hand. In general, success comes when you do not play like others. If everyone plays recklessly, play safe. If everyone plays safely, take the opportunity to steal pots.

Complete list of online poker rooms.

April 13th, 2010

Here I will make a list of all major online poker rooms available on the internet. those which every serious online poker player must hold account.
Titan Poker:

Software: Titan Poker’s realistic and player-friendly software powered by playtech and  offers a wide range of tournament and ring game play.

Full Tilt Poker

Software: The Full Tilt online Poker’s software has been designed to provide users with a clean, intuitive interface allowing players to quickly and easily find the ring.

Poker Star

Software: The PokerStars software is privately developed and is one of the best in the business. Aside from its great feel, stability and aesthetic

William Hill Poker

Software The William Hill Poker software powered by play tech offers pretty much all the functionality players are used to in online poker, meaning it runs fast and smoothly and easy to operate.

Bodog Poker:

Software  Bodog Poker has recentlye upgraded the  poker software. With this full-fledged version, Bodog has managed to create one of the best pieces of online poker

Party Poker

Software: The poker games like the casino are powered by the PartyGaming system which in turn is tested by iTech.

Pacific Poker

Pacific Poker is powered by software from the famouse 888.com, offering crisp, clear graphics, solid stability and lightning quick functionality.

Carbon Poker One of two sites on the new Merge Gaming Network, formed from the old Poker.com player base. Expect to find nice software, a ton of game choices and plenty of loose action

Find the most online poker rooms rating.


Sportsbook Poker Sports Book Poker is an excellent choice for US poker players since they accepts USA players only!!. 100% you can rest assure you are with professionals with up to $650 Bonus is available to all .

Full Tilt Poker announces new TV show

April 11th, 2010

The Poker Lounge will broadcast ten different matches, which will play qualifiers against five online pros. Phil Ivey and Gus Hansen have already confirmed to participate in the show.

From 21 June to 23 August you will have the opportunity watch the show “The Poker Lounge” on Channel 4 in UK. The matches will held in London.

In the ten weekly episodes, each one can be online qualifier, set against a Full Tilt Pro to the test. Phil Ivey and Gus Hansen are the first two pros who were have already confirmed.

The format of the show sponsored by Full Tilt online Poker is similar to the current program “Poker After Dark”. Each of the six players enters the game with a buy-in of $ 20,000, and will participate in a freeze-out tournament where the winner wins the entire prize pool of $ 120,000.

With $ 10 in London
The first qualifier for this event is for the 4th April scheduled at 16:30 GMT. Eight out of the $ 640 buy-in qualifiers from the find of next Sunday until 4 July. The eight winners will be rewarded with a package of $ 22,000. This consists of $ 20,000 for the buy-in and $ 2,000 for travel expenses to London.

Online poker is now legal in France

April 11th, 2010

After months of debates, now it is fixed. France legalized online gambling including Online poker , and thus creates a legal basis for the
Development of its gaming markets.

The French parliament has just announced the historical Decision making the online gambling and online poker to be legal in France.
this decision equally affected online betting.

The French Finance Minister Francois Baroin said this: “This law gives us the opportunity to eliminate the Black market in online gambling and a
to create legal tender that complies with the rules. ”
This of course, has its price. The state will collect In the future, a tax of between 2% and 7.5% on Poker on sports betting.

This legislation was executed after the previously state-owned gambling enterprises saw their monopoly at risk.

Online Poker Study: The More Hands You Win, the More Money You Lose

March 30th, 2010

ScienceDaily (Jan. 13, 2010) — A new Cornell study of online poker seems counterintuitive: The more hands players win, the less money they’re likely to collect — especially when it comes to novice players.
The likely reason, said Cornell sociology doctoral student Kyle Siler, whose study analyzed 27 million online poker hands, is that the multiple wins are likely for small stakes, and the more you play, the more likely you will eventually be walloped by occasional — but significant — losses.

This finding, Siler said, “coincides with observations in behavioral economics that people overweigh their frequent small gains vis-à-vis occasional large losses, and vice versa.” In other words, players feel positively reinforced by their streak of wins but have difficulty fully understanding how their occasional large losses offset their gains.

The study, which was published online in December in the Journal of Gambling Studies and will be published in a forthcoming print edition later this year, also found that for small-stakes players, small pairs (from twos to sevens) were actually more valuable than medium pairs (eights through jacks).

“This is because small pairs have a less ambiguous value, and medium pairs are better hands but have more ambiguous values that small-stakes players apparently have trouble understanding,” said Siler, a long-time poker player himself.

Siler used the software PokerTracker to upload and analyze small-stakes, medium-stakes and high-stakes hands of No-Limit Texas Hold’em with six seats at the table. The game has simple rules and “any single hand can involve players risking their entire stack of chips,” Siler said.

The research not only examined the “strategic demography” of poker at different levels of stakes and the various payoffs associated with different strategies at varying levels of play, but also “speaks to how humans handle risk and uncertainty,” said Siler, whose look at online poker combines aspects of behavioral economics, economic sociology and social science theory. “Riskiness may be profitable, especially in higher-stakes games, but it also increases the variance and uncertainty in payoffs. Living one’s life, calibrating multiple strategies and managing a bankroll is particularly challenging when enduring wild and erratic swings in short-term luck and results.”

In online poker, a multibillion dollar industry, Siler concluded that the biggest opponent for many players may be themselves, “given the challenges of optimizing one’s mindset and strategies, both in the card game and the meta-games of psychology, rationality and socio-economic arbitrage which hover beneath it,” he said.

Another Terrifying Poker Tournament Robbery

March 30th, 2010

Austin, Texas is the scene of the latest brazen poker tournament robbery. This one follows just weeks after five bandits raided the EPT Berlin poker event, a robbery that gained international media attention.

details emerging about the Austin poker game that got robbed EPT-Berlin style (only for less money and with more gunfire) … and apparently this one – occurring in a middle-class residential neighborhood in northwest Austin – ain’t gonna go the way of poker robberies in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and others recently in Austin.

The Travis County Sheriff’s Dept. (woking with APD) has caught at least one of the suspected bandits after tracking down a (coincidentally German-made) possible getaway car. Osaro Osagie, 22, is currently in custody on felony charges of credit card abuse, for possessing one of the poker player’s stolen cards.

An investigation on the aggravated robbery is still ongoing, and thus police are saying little else at the moment.

This all shook down at a game in near West Anderson Lane and Mopac.